“17 Now the king was attracted to Esther more than to any of the other women, and she won his favor and approval more than any of the other virgins. So he set a royal crown on her head and made her queen instead of Vashti.”

“20 But Esther had kept secret her family background and nationality just as Mordecai had told her to do, for she continued to follow Mordecai’s instructions as she had done when he was bringing her up.”

“We know that support for our recovery will always be here for us, as long as we remember to place principles before personalities, respecting these vital twelve traditions which bind us together in the Fellowship of Overeaters Anonymous.”